Searching for God.

We seek him here and seek him there We look to find him everywhere From the highest peak where grey clouds weep To the vast canyons, so dark and deep We search in churches and temples of stone In crowded chapels, or sitting quietly alone Some look in a book for words of wisdom […]

Happy Birthday Dad, it’s been Awhile.

. Happy Birthday Dad, it’s been awhile I miss your frown, your laughter, your smile I’ll just sit for a moment by your grave side And deal with the emotions I’ve tried to hide It’s been awhile since we have spoken My heart still hurts, I’m still heartbroken Where do I begin, where do […]

The Simplest Thing

The Simplest Thing. It’s a wet and windy, winter’s day Outside, the trees dance and sway Like restless ghosts in the wind and rain Raindrops rage against the window pane Then slowly slide and trickle down ‘til They come to rest on the windowsill The glowering light catches each raindrop Like a string of […]

Time to Change that Keg.

Time to Change that Keg. I drain my glass, the very last drop A faint of trace of cream still clings to the top A good pint, I think I’ll have another A wise man once told me – I think it was my brother That you should always drink an even number It […]

The Last Post(Office) – A Lament for Rural Ireland.

The Last Post (Office) – A Lament for Rural Ireland. Decades of service year after year But they shrug their shoulders, they don’t really care Our pleas and petitions have fallen on deaf ears They will not listen to our anguish and fears Those suits in Dublin, those number crunchers Balance and spreadsheets, figures […]

Ode to Oscar

Ode to Oscar He is gone now, my faithful friend I held him close to the very end He is now beyond any sorrow or pain My walking companion through sunshine and rain Through storms and sullen clouds of grey To blue skies on a midsummer’s day On misty mornings down by the river […]

Death.

Death. Last night, Death, paused briefly at my door Like a shadow He moved across the floor I felt the icy chill of his breath I knew He had come, the Lord of Death As He passed In silence and in stealth No fear, no terror nor fright I felt He paused for a […]